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Italian prosecutors target Cambridge Analytica

Prosecutors in Rome on Friday agreed to launch a probe into Cambridge Analytica following reports that it had used data gleaned off Facebook to manipulate election behaviour elsewhere, reported Ansa news agency. Italian consumer group Codacons had filed a complaint against the firm over privacy and security violations.

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